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NEPTUNE BEACH, Fla. – Just before the Fletcher High School football team was set to kickoff Friday, dozens of people lined up along Seagate Avenue, many waving Thin Blue Line flags.
It comes days after the Fletcher High Senators made national headlines after school leadersmade the decision not to allow the flag to be flown by players on the football field, which the team had been running onto the field with since last year. Complaints surfaced about the use of the flag, some saying it was “openly racist” and “political.”
The flag was being used by the team to honor Corporal Andy Lavender, a father of one of the players who died unexpectedly last year. The players came up with a decal that was approved by the Duval County School District, which they can wear on their helmets to honor Lavender.
In addition to the flags people were waving Friday evening, some held signs and others wore T-shirts that read: “I know Andy,” referring to Lavender. A plane flew overhead with a banner reading the same.
The badge that some players are wearing on their helmet contains Lavender’s initials and his badge number.
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